suppea

Finnish

Etymology

From suppa +‎ -ea, related to Karelian suppie and possibly Northern Sami čohppi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsupːeɑ/, [ˈs̠upːe̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -upːeɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sup‧pe‧a

Adjective

suppea (comparative suppeampi, superlative suppein)

1. scanty, limited, narrow
2. concise, succinct
3. (phonetics, of a vowel) close

Declension

Inflection of suppea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		suppea	suppeat
genitive		suppean	suppeiden suppeitten
partitive		suppeaa suppeata	suppeita
illative		suppeaan	suppeisiin suppeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		suppea	suppeat
accusative	nom.	suppea	suppeat
	gen.	suppean
genitive		suppean	suppeiden suppeitten suppeainrare
partitive		suppeaa suppeata	suppeita
inessive		suppeassa	suppeissa
elative		suppeasta	suppeista
illative		suppeaan	suppeisiin suppeihin
adessive		suppealla	suppeilla
ablative		suppealta	suppeilta
allative		suppealle	suppeille
essive		suppeana	suppeina
translative		suppeaksi	suppeiksi
abessive		suppeatta	suppeitta
instructive		—	suppein
comitative		—	suppeine

Possessive forms of suppea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative suppeani suppeani accusative nom. suppeani suppeani gen. suppeani genitive suppeani suppeideni suppeitteni suppeainirare partitive suppeaani suppeatani suppeitani inessive suppeassani suppeissani elative suppeastani suppeistani illative suppeaani suppeisiini suppeihini adessive suppeallani suppeillani ablative suppealtani suppeiltani allative suppealleni suppeilleni essive suppeanani suppeinani translative suppeakseni suppeikseni abessive suppeattani suppeittani instructive — — comitative — suppeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative suppeasi suppeasi accusative nom. suppeasi suppeasi gen. suppeasi genitive suppeasi suppeidesi suppeittesi suppeaisirare partitive suppeaasi suppeatasi suppeitasi inessive suppeassasi suppeissasi elative suppeastasi suppeistasi illative suppeaasi suppeisiisi suppeihisi adessive suppeallasi suppeillasi ablative suppealtasi suppeiltasi allative suppeallesi suppeillesi essive suppeanasi suppeinasi translative suppeaksesi suppeiksesi abessive suppeattasi suppeittasi instructive — — comitative — suppeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative suppeamme suppeamme accusative nom. suppeamme suppeamme gen. suppeamme genitive suppeamme suppeidemme suppeittemme suppeaimmerare partitive suppeaamme suppeatamme suppeitamme inessive suppeassamme suppeissamme elative suppeastamme suppeistamme illative suppeaamme suppeisiimme suppeihimme adessive suppeallamme suppeillamme ablative suppealtamme suppeiltamme allative suppeallemme suppeillemme essive suppeanamme suppeinamme translative suppeaksemme suppeiksemme abessive suppeattamme suppeittamme instructive — — comitative — suppeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative suppeanne suppeanne accusative nom. suppeanne suppeanne gen. suppeanne genitive suppeanne suppeidenne suppeittenne suppeainnerare partitive suppeaanne suppeatanne suppeitanne inessive suppeassanne suppeissanne elative suppeastanne suppeistanne illative suppeaanne suppeisiinne suppeihinne adessive suppeallanne suppeillanne ablative suppealtanne suppeiltanne allative suppeallenne suppeillenne essive suppeananne suppeinanne translative suppeaksenne suppeiksenne abessive suppeattanne suppeittanne instructive — — comitative — suppeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative suppeansa suppeansa accusative nom. suppeansa suppeansa gen. suppeansa genitive suppeansa suppeidensa suppeittensa suppeainsarare partitive suppeataan suppeaansa suppeatansa suppeitaan suppeitansa inessive suppeassaan suppeassansa suppeissaan suppeissansa elative suppeastaan suppeastansa suppeistaan suppeistansa illative suppeaansa suppeisiinsa suppeihinsa adessive suppeallaan suppeallansa suppeillaan suppeillansa ablative suppealtaan suppealtansa suppeiltaan suppeiltansa allative suppealleen suppeallensa suppeilleen suppeillensa essive suppeanaan suppeanansa suppeinaan suppeinansa translative suppeakseen suppeaksensa suppeikseen suppeiksensa abessive suppeattaan suppeattansa suppeittaan suppeittansa instructive — — comitative — suppeineen suppeinensa

Derived terms

• supeta
• supikas
• supistaa
• suppeahko
• suppeasti
• suppeuma
• suppeus
• suppeuttaa
• suppeutua
• suppilo
• supussa

 

compounds

• puolisuppea
• suppea-alainen
• suppeasanainen

 

Further reading

• “suppea”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03